"Gun violence and the consequences associated with it are real. I just spent the day at the house looking into the eyes of a 14 year old man, whose mother was holding him while I talked to him. And who's mother had real concerns about making sure her boy was safe," said Reed at a press conference later in the day.

Reed says he wants to be involved in a district-wide review of safety procedures. He alsowantsto install camerasin every schooland connect them with the city's video integration center. The city already has about 700 cameras for police to view throughout town.

Reed says police and the district were already in discussions on how to make it happen. After the shooting, he's committed to making sure that it does.

A teachersuffered some minor cuts and bruises in the confusion following the shooting and was also taken to Grady.

Superintendent Davis said a school resource officer was on the scene and able to immediately take the suspect into custody.

Price Middle School, along with nearby Carver High School and Slater Elementary School were placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon.Price parents were asked not to go to the school to avoid confusion, and students were taken to nearby Emmanuel Baptist Church for pickup.

Parents told 11AliveNews that they think the school system should have done a much better job notifying them of the situation.

While some parents recieved robo calls about the shooting, many found out about it from watching television and calls from family and friends.

"Why not make it organized where the kids can get to their parents?" said Faye Robertson, the parent of a child at Price Middle. "We're concerned parents. Put the shoe on the other foot. Had it been your child, you'd make sure your child was O.K."